Text: 2 Chronicles 9:13-28
OT Text Referred to: 1 Kings 10:14-29
Subject: Solomon's wealth and international stature
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: Both texts catalog Solomon's extraordinary wealth and international prestige: the throne of ivory and gold, the fleet of Tarshish ships bringing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks, and the tribute from all the kings of the earth. The Chronicler reproduces 1 Kings 10:14-29's inventory comprehensively, demonstrating that "King Solomon surpassed all the kings of the earth in riches and wisdom" (2 Chr 9:22). Both accounts emphasize that "all the earth sought the presence of Solomon to hear his wisdom" (chokmah), presenting the Solomonic era as a golden age when Israel fulfilled its Abrahamic mandate to be a blessing to the nations.